BAD...all you need is an drain (oil) pan (your choice, they're plastic and available at any auto parts store next to the oil), an oil filter wrench (buy the "expensive" one, which is usually like 10 or 12$...make sure you get the right size and a plastic funnel. Any will do.
Our FL1-A (Motorcraft) filters are a decent size. What I do is get the filter off of the shelf and take it over to the oil filter wrenches to make sure that the oil filter wrench is big enough. Last, you need the wrench or socket to loosen the drain plug on the bottom of then oil pan.
Pop the hood, take off you oil filler cap.
Put drain pan under oil pan. Loosen drain plug with your ratchet/wrench
until you can loosen it with your fingers. Pull it off and let oil drain.
After it has drained well (I wait 5 minutes), put the drain plug back in. SNUG it, DON'T over-tighten it.
Move the drain pan underneath your oil filter. Take your oil filter wrench and loosen oil filter. Be careful NOT to hit the electrical contacts of the starter with the metal oil filter wrench. I've done this on a couple of vehicles (my Wrangler, especially), and it's not good. Sparks!!! Heh, you'll be fine. Trust me.
After filter is loosened, spin it the rest of the way off...it almost always makes a mess...like all the way down your arm.
Now, you NEED to lube the rubber gasket on the new filter. Open a quart of your new oil (5W30), dip your finger in the new oil and lightly coat the gasket of the new oil filter with the new oil.
Spin the new filter on until the gasket contacts the engine. NOW, tighten it an extra 3/4 to 1 turn. Not TOO tight!!!
Add oil, put oil filler cap back on. Start engine, let run for a minute. Turn off, let sit for a couple minutes. Pull the oil dipstick and wipe clean. Re-insert dipstick and check oil level a couple of times.
That's it!!! You're done. VERY easy, takes about 15-20 minutes if you take your time. Takes me 10 minutes.
